Title:
Alabama Board of Nursing Website

Description:
The Board of Nursing takes seriously the challenge and responsibility of regulating nursing practice and education. Professional nursing had its beginning in Alabama in 1888 when three trained nurses arrived in Birmingham from the old Blockley Hospital in Philadelphia to take charge of the Almshouse. Soon other nurses followed in large numbers and physicians offices and hospitals in the state established training schools. The supply of nurses grew rapidly. The quality of nurses entering the state was of concern to resident nurses and the training schools were often questionable. A group of concerned nurses in Birmingham organized in 1913 and took measures to seek state government regulations for nurses and to protect the public against imposters. The legislature of Alabama responded to their efforts and passed the first Nurse Practice Act in 1915 thereby establishing an Alabama Board of Nurse Examination and Registration. Governor Charles Henderson signed the bill into law on August 6th, 1915.

Title:
Alabama Maps Website

Description:
Alabama Maps is an ongoing project of the Cartographic Research Laboratory, which operates under the auspices of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Alabama.
This web site is divided into three sections: the Contemporary Map Index, the Historical Map Archive, and the Aerial Photography Index.
Contemporary Map Index
The Cartographic Research Laboratory has been creating computer generated maps since the early 1990's. Rather than maintaining these maps in digital archives, we felt that it would be more useful to us and to the public if we made these maps freely available on the Internet. We believe that the maps will be particularly valuable to educators and the business community while, at the same time, allowing us a means of communicating our services to potential clients.
The maps available on this site may be used free of charge by anyone for any purpose. Our only caveats are that we be cited as the map's source and that the map not be modified in any way. Also, we would appreciate being notified if our maps are used in a publication, just for our own edification!
Historical Map Archive
The Historical Map Archive is a digitized collection of selected map holdings from the University of Alabama Map Library, the W. S. Hoole Special Collections Library, the Rucker Agee Collection of the Birmingham Public Library, the Geological Survey of Alabama, and the Alabama Department of Archives and History. We are indebted to these organizations for their cooperation in facilitating the introduction of these digitial maps to the Internet. Maps located in the Historical Map Archive may be used in publication only if permission is given by the map owner. This information can be found under the heading "Original Source" in the information for each map. Interested parties may contact us at alabama.maps@ua.edu , and we will be happy to provide the owner's contact information. Aerial Photography Index
The Aerial Photography Index contains a digitized selection of historic aerial photography found at the Geological Survey of Alabama and the University of Alabama Map Library. The photos found in this index are but a small part of the total collection of nearly 150,000 photographs housed in these facilities. The vast majority of these photos have a scale of 1:20,000. The notation (Color Infrared) located beside the name of the photo denotes it as a color infrared photo. Aside from a counter, we have no way to gauge our usefulness to the public at large. Feel free to give us feedback on our site by using the "Feedback" button visible on the crimson navigation bar at the top of every page, or by simply sending us an email at alabama.maps@ua.edu . We are especially interested in meeting the needs of classroom educators and will strive to create and post maps for their use. Keep checking back with us for new maps.

Title:
Alabama Department of Labor Website

Description:
Established in 1935, the Department of Labor promotes peaceful settlement of labor disputes and enforces state labor laws. The Department provides mediation services, conducts union representation elections and files annual reports on unions with more than 25 members. Additionally, this office publishes job related illness, injury and fatality reports through its federal surveys. Other major programs include enforcement of child labor statutes and safety inspections for boilers, pressure vessels, elevators and escalators. Further, the Labor Department actively promotes labor/management cooperation between companies and their unions through the Governor’s Annual Labor/Management Conference. The Department works closely with federal agencies including the U.S. Department of Labor.

Title:
Alabama Law Institute Website

Description:
The purpose of the Institute is to clarify and simplify the laws of Alabama, to revise laws that are out-of-date and to fill in gaps in the law where there exists legal confusion. The Alabama Law Institute, created by an act of the Legislature in 1967, is a legislative agency that operates with volunteers. Our purpose is to clarify and simplify the laws of Alabama, to revise laws that are out-of-date and to fill in gaps in the law where there exists legal confusion. Our diverse membership includes members of the Alabama State Bar Association, the judges of the Alabama Supreme Court, courts of appeals, and circuit courts, federal judges domiciled in Alabama, full-time law faculty members of Cumberland Law School and the University of Alabama School of Law, and lawyer members of the Legislature.

Title:
Alabama Department of Labor Website

Description:
The Department of Labor promotes peaceful settlement of labor disputes and enforces state labor laws. The Department provides mediation services, conducts union representation elections and files annual reports on unions with more than 25 members. Additionally, this office publishes job related illness, injury and fatality reports through its federal surveys. Other major programs include enforcement of child labor statutes and safety inspections for boilers, pressure vessels, elevators and escalators. Further, the Labor Department actively promotes labor/management cooperation between companies and their unions through the Governor’s Annual Labor/Management Conference. The Department works closely with federal agencies including the U.S. Department of Labor.

Title:
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency

Description:
This agency is responsile for homeland security in Alabama. The Alabama Department of Homeland Security (AL DHS) was established by an act of the Alabama State Legislature and signed into law on June 18, 2003. Alabama is the first state in the Nation to create its own legislatively enacted Cabinet-level Department of Homeland Security. Alabama’s Homeland Security Department is staffed and organized to mirror the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The Alabama Department of Homeland Security is divided into four major functional areas including: Borders, Ports and Transportation; Science and Technology; Information Management and Budget; and Emergency Preparedness and Response. The mission of the AL DHS is to work with our federal, state, and local partners to prevent acts of terrorism in Alabama, to protect lives and safeguard property, and if required, to respond to any acts of terrorism occurring in Alabama. To accomplish this mission, the Alabama Department of Homeland Security works closely with both public and private sector stakeholders in a wide range of disciplines: law enforcement, emergency management, emergency medical, fire services, public works, agriculture, public health, public safety communications, environmental management, military, transportation, and more. On March 19, 2013, Governor Bentley signed into law Act 2013-67, creating the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA). ALEA consolidates legacy agencies DHS, DPS, ACJIC, Marine Police, ABC Enforcement, Revenue Enforcement, Forestry Investigations, Ag Investigations, PSC Enforcement, and OPS Computer Forensics Lab.

Title:
Law Enforcement Agency Transition Center

Description:
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) was created by Act 2013-67 and represents the consolidation and realignment of 12 state law enforcement agencies/functions into one entity. ALEA is currently in a transition period, and upon full implementation on January 1, 2015, will be responsible for the functions and missions of the Alabama Department of Homeland Security, Department of Public Safety, Alabama Bureau of Investigation, Fusion Center, Criminal Justice Information Center, Marine Police, Alcoholic Beverage Control Board Enforcement, Department of Revenue Enforcement, Forestry Commission Investigations, Agricultural and Industry Investigations, Public Service Commission Enforcement, and Office of Prosecution Service Computer Forensics Lab.

Title:
International Motorsports Hall of Fame and Museum in Talladega, AL, USA

Description:
The International Motorsports Hall of Fame in Talladega, Alabama is the hall of fame of motorsports. The men and women enshrined in this facility are not only the best of the best in motorsports, they are an important part of our world. They are the drivers, riders and pilots that took us along as mankind continued its quest to break through new limits. They are the designers, engineers, and builders that shaped the motorsports world. They are the great leaders like Henry Ford, Enzo Ferrari and Ferdinand Porsche that built empires that still achieve at the highest level today. We seek to honor their achievements and celebrate their lives and their accomplishments.

Title:
Alabama Board of Nursing Website

Description:
The Board of Nursing takes seriously the challenge and responsibility of regulating nursing practice and education. Professional nursing had its beginning in Alabama in 1888 when three trained nurses arrived in Birmingham from the old Blockley Hospital in Philadelphia to take charge of the Almshouse. Soon other nurses followed in large numbers and physicians offices and hospitals in the state established training schools. The supply of nurses grew rapidly. The quality of nurses entering the state was of concern to resident nurses and the training schools were often questionable. A group of concerned nurses in Birmingham organized in 1913 and took measures to seek state government regulations for nurses and to protect the public against imposters. The legislature of Alabama responded to their efforts and passed the first Nurse Practice Act in 1915 thereby establishing an Alabama Board of Nurse Examination and Registration. Governor Charles Henderson signed the bill into law on August 6th, 1915.

Title:
Alabama Music Hall of Fame

Description:
The Alabama Music Hall of Fame was a dream and goal of the Muscle Shoals Music Association, a Shoals area based professional organization of recording studio owners, producers, musicians, songwriters and other music professionals. In 1980, through their efforts, the State legislature created a state agency, the Alabama Music Hall of Fame Board, with a mandate to honor all of this state's great music achievers, and to build a facility in which to showcase these talented individuals and their accomplishments.

Title:
Alabama Board Of Medical Examiners

Description:
the web site for the Alabama State Board of Medical Examiners and Alabama Medical Licensure Commission, an administrative and regulatory agency of the state of Alabama, and the Medical Licensure Commission of Alabama, a state agency which has the exclusive power and authority to issue, revoke and reinstate all licenses to practice medicine or osteopathy in the State of Alabama.

Title:
Alabama Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators

Description:
The objective and singular element of the Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators is the regulation of nursing home administrators. Through its program the Board examines persons seeking a license to engage in nursing home administration; establishes standards for the practice of nursing home administration; and require adherence to those standards. Thus, its activities consist of Regulation, Examination, and Administration.

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Alabama Legislative Fiscal Office Website

Description:
The Legislative Fiscal Office (LFO) is a nonpartisan office established to provide independent, accurate and objective information to members of the Alabama House of Representatives and Alabama Senate with respect to historical, current, projected and proposed appropriations, expenditures, taxes and revenue, as well as any other information requested.

Title:
Alabama Medicaid Agency Website

Description:
This agency administers Medicaid in Alabama. Medicaid is a state/federal program that pays for medical and long-term care services for low-income pregnant women, children, certain people on Medicare, disabled individuals and nursing home residents. These individuals must meet certain income and other requirements

Title:
Alabama Medicaid Agency Website

Description:
This agency administers Medicaid in Alabama. Medicaid is a state/federal program that pays for medical and long-term care services for low-income pregnant women, children, certain people on Medicare, disabled individuals and nursing home residents. These individuals must meet certain income and other requirements.

Title:
Alabama Department of Mental Health Website

Description:
The Alabama Department of Mental Health ADMH is the state agency responsible for serving Alabama citizens with mental illnesses, intellectual disabilities, and substance use disorders. Annually, we serve over 230,000 people through a broad network of state mental illness and intellectual disability facilities and community-based services. These services include residential, outpatient, and prevention programs with respect to substance abuse addiction. We are very proud of the fact that our state operated facilities have achieved and maintained high standards in health care provision. Currently, we operate one developmental center for individuals with intellectual disabilities and six facilities for individuals with mental illnesses. Through community-based services the department contracts with hundreds of local service providers in all 67 counties. Our nearly 3,000 employees are among the best in the nation. From the housekeeping, direct care staff, medical staff, and clinical staff at the facilities to administrative staff at the central office, each person plays an integral part in the overall successful and cost-efficient administration of the ADMH.

Title:
Alabama Men's Hall of Fame

Description:
The Alabama Men's Hall of Fame exists to recognize those men native to or identified most closely with the State of Alabama who have made significant contributions on a state, national or international scale within their professional fields of activity and concern. These role models are commemorated with bronze plaques at the main library of Samford University.

Title:
Alabama Military Hall of Honor

Description:
Established on Jan. 23, 1975 by Governor George C. Wallace's executive order number 59, the Hall of Honor was created as a means to honor Alabama's military heroes and to provide a permanent and visible tribute to them. The order specified that the location was to be at Marion Military Institute (MMI) in Marion, Alabama. It was subsequently re-established by executive order number 42, dated May 2, 1991, as amended on May 24, 1991.